The Self-Perception and Political Biases of ChatGPT by Jérôme Rutinowski, Sven Franke, Jan Endendyk, Ina Dormuth, Moritz Roidl, Markus Pauly

“…The political questionnaires for the G7 member states indicated a bias towards progressive views but no significant bias between authoritarian and libertarian views, contradicting the findings of prior reports. In addition, ChatGPT’s Big Five personality traits were tested using the OCEAN test, and its personality type was queried using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) test. …”
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Criminological examination of law acts and their drafts in the system of measures to combat corruption crime in the security and defense sector of Ukraine by I. S. Polyakov

“…The main tasks of criminological examination of regulatory legal acts and their drafts as a means of combating corruption crime in the security and defense sector of Ukraine are identified, which include: identifying defects in the legal regulation of control mechanisms for the implementation of the powers of security and defense sector entities; identifying regulatory prerequisites for committing corruption criminal offenses using discretionary powers; identifying shortcomings (poorly defined concepts, contradictions, duplication of powers, discretionary provisions) in regulating the implementation of control and supervisory procedures, receipt, registration, circulation, write-off of property in the field of activity of security and defense sector entities of Ukraine; identifying discrepancies between the real needs of legal entities and the existing legal mechanisms for their satisfaction and implementation, which determines the request for the existence of compensatory corruption practices; identification and neutralization of legal corruption factors in the mechanisms of defense procurement, in particular through non-tender procedures, as well as at the stages of placement, execution and acceptance of the results of the defense order for repair and restoration work on military equipment and weapons systems.…”
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Berlin Congress 1878 Through the Eyes of Phanariot Alexander Karateodori Pashi by R. Mihneva, V. Kolev

“…Its author noticed how the “big players” ’s geopolitical contradictions pushed the local people’s historical evolution along the “path” of future cataclysms. …”
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact on World Politics by M. M. Lebedeva

“…At the same time, the rapid development of previously formed processes has led to a sharp increase in social, economic, and political contradictions, and as a result – polarization on many grounds in world politics, which creates a potential danger of conflict development.…”
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Legal and tactical basis for conducting a search of a person’s residence or other property: identifying the ways to resolve the controversial issues by O. O. Kovalenko

“…At the same time, a large number of legal and normative regulations are subject to contradictions, which is why it is important to eliminate ambiguity in them, as well as to introduce into the practice of conducting searches proven tactical methods of applying this investigative (search) action. …”
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The Concept of Greater Europe from Lisbon to Vladivostok: Problems and Perspectives by E. Yu. Il’In

“…The article focuses on serious contradictions between Russia and the European Union on the basic principles underlying Greater Europe. …”
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Quaternary Segmentation Characteristics of the Hunhe Fault, Northeast China by Bo Wan, Guanghao Ha, Xiaohui Zhao, Rui Suo

“…Some segments show evidence of late Quaternary activity, contradicting prior research that classified the Hunhe fault as an active fault during the MIS (Marine Isotope Stages) 20-103MIS 20-103- MIS6-19MIS6-19 period and assessed its seismic potential differently. …”
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Simulation Strategies for Mixed Traffic Conditions: A Review of Car-Following Models and Simulation Frameworks by Bhargav Naidu Matcha, Satesh Narayana Namasivayam, Mohammad Hosseini Fouladi, K. C. Ng, Sivakumar Sivanesan, Se Yong Eh Noum

“…The interaction of vehicles takes place in both lateral and longitudinal directions, giving rise to a two-dimensional (2D) traffic behaviour. This behaviour contradicts with the traditional car-following (CF) or one-dimensional (1D) lane-based traffic flow. …”
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Quality control and microbial analysis of liquid herbal drug formulations marketed in three major cities of South Eastern Nigeria by Michael Onyeukwu, Emmanuel Uronnachi, Chidalu Ikeotuonye, Chibuzor Ijezie, Tochukwu Okeke, Somto Ewuzie, Ifeanyi Nzekwe

“…Approximately 53% of the samples demonstrated no antimicrobial activity against common microorganisms (Candida albicans, E. coli, and S. aureus), contradicting their labeled claims.Conclusion: The findings highlight a lack of regulation and standardization in the production of liquid herbal products, posing substantial health risks to consumers.…”
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Effects of uncut refuge management on grassland arthropods – A systematic review by Kitti Révész, Róbert Gallé, Jean-Yves Humbert, Péter Batáry

“…The effectiveness of such uncut refuges for the conservation of arthropods has been studied, but the results are contradicting and partial. We conducted a systematic review of 22 articles encompassing 66 observations to synthesise existing knowledge. …”
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The role of dietary sugars in cancer risk: A comprehensive review of current evidence by Nazmul Hasan, Omid Yazdanpanah, Barbod Khaleghi, David J. Benjamin, Arash Rezazadeh Kalebasty

“…Fructose increases angiogenesis by VEGF overexpression while glucose stimulates cancer cell growth by the Warburg effect. Contradicting data on the contribution of sugar to cancer emphasizes the need of consistent research techniques to simplify these dynamics. …”
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Factors Affecting the Dividend Policy of Companies: A Meta-analysis Approach by Yalda Hassani, Bagher Asgarnezhad Nouri, Ghasem zarei, Allahyar Beigi Firoozi

“…For this purpose, conducting comprehensive research with a meta-analysis approach regarding determining the importance of each of the effective factors on the dividend policy in order to achieve a general summary and resolve the contradictions and dispersion of the results seems necessary. …”
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3D Localization of FRB 20190425A for Its Potential Host Galaxy and Implications by Da-Chun Qiang, Zhi-Qiang You, Sheng Yang, Zong-Hong Zhu, Ting-Wan Chen

“…Additionally, the kilonova models characterized by a gradual approach to their peak are contradicted by the observational upper limits of both galaxies. …”
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Exploring canyons beneath Devon Ice Cap for sub-glacial drainage using radar and thermodynamic modeling by Chris Pierce, Mark Skidmore, Lucas Beem, Don Blankenship, Ed Adams, Christopher Gerekos

“…Radar bed reflectivity is consistently 30 dB lower along the canyon floor than on the terraces, contradicting the signature expected for sub-glacial water. …”
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‘With this study, we have hope that something is coming’: community members’ perceptions of HIV cure-related research in Durban, South Africa – a qualitative focus group study... by Karine Dubé, Deli Mthimkhulu, Wiseman Ngcobo, Deborah Mindry, Luyanda Maphalala, Vanessa Pillay, Whitney Tran, Ana Korolkova, Thumbi Ndung’u, Krista Dong

“…Participants expressed hesitancy around ATIs, since these contradict longstanding treatment adherence messages. …”
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A stem of an arborescent lycopsid Sigillaria with attached rooting organs Stigmaria from the Pennsylvanian of the Donets Basin, eastern Ukraine by Vitaly Dernov, Halyna Anfimova

“…The relatively large vertical angles of branching of Stigmaria rhizomorphs from the base of the trunk indicate their deep penetration into a substrate. This fact contradicts the assumptions of some experts about the subaerial or aerial location of at least some of the Stigmaria rhizomorphs. …”
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La bibliothèque du Centre culturel Saint-Louis de France : le défi de la tradition et de la modernité by Magali Croset

“…Comment la bibliothèque du Centre culturel Saint-Louis des Français en est arrivée à incarner incontestablement le parangon des alliances et des contradictions résolues. A Rome, le défi est en marche. …”
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Research Culture of Russian University Students by P. A. Ambarova, N. V. Shabrova, E. V. Kemmet, A. N. Mikhailova

“…The aim of the article was to iden- tify its features and contradictions in the conditions of modern Russian universities. …”
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Self-regulation as a context of critical thinking in cyberpolice officers by О. V. Medvedieva

“…These subjects are more successful in integrating contradictions, which allows them to realistically evaluate various contradictory information and perceive contradictory experiences as a sign of real existence, to critically connect it with their own values and meanings. …”
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Unveiling the rural dichotomy: the dual impact of rurality on youth mental health by Sarah Youngson, Beatriz Cuesta-Briand, Mathew Coleman

“…The paradoxes and contradictions present in almost every interview are informative, instructive and of great value in considering the needs and desires of rural young people. …”
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